The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-23

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ture given by DR.. j. G. w. Coke of Wash
ington, Iowa, on Some Elements of Sue
cess" and again by "a sermon Sunday fore
noon from the text, Whose son was Christ,
and what think we of him?" In the after
noon he g"ve stirring address on "Our
Work in the South and West" and in the
evening we were permitted to listen to an
equally good address by him on The Sun
day-school and its Place" - The ladies
of the Methodist church will hold their an
nual sociable this Wednesday, afternoon
and evening with Mrs. Alex Cochran of
Ryegate Corner. d. N. Richardson of
Davenport, Iowa, was in town short time
last week.
Hardwick.
THE spring term at the Academy began
Tuesday, the odd, with the old board of
teachers. - III. n. Chandler has returned
home from Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire, where he has been visiting friends
during the winter. He says the snowdrifts
here make him feel homesick. 80 Cate *
Bunker have recently purchased a com bined
machine for dressing lumber for use in the
steam-mill here. 1t matches, planes and
double-beads both sides at once, and saves
the work of at least one man over the ma
chimes previously used. - Charles T..
Jennings badly mutilated his right hand by
bringing it in contact with a circular saw
at his Nichols Pond mill on Saturday after
noon last He will probably lose some of
honored Washngton's birthday with
their annual social festival on Tuesday
evening. NJ. Il. Tucker has ordered a
seventy horsepower boiler for his steam
mill here, to replace the one now in use,
having found it too small for the business
required of it. He has put more piping into
his lighthouse, the first set proving failure
in supplying sufficient heart. - The
Bridginan sisters, elocutionists, are soon to
start out on tour of public readings. -
A. e. Judevine has instituted suit for
Islander against A. Il. Way and placed an
attachment upon his mercantile stock,
which is being invoiced by the constable.
| We understand that the suit originated in a
| discussion at the last annual March meet
! ing. - The registration returns of the
town for 1886 are reported incomplete, two
| district clerks failing thus far to make the
return required by law to be filed with the
town clerk in the month of January. The
returns for district No l. which embraces
| Hardwick village, show five births and
seven deaths. -W w. w. Cate has rented
of the Bridgman sisters their house on North
! Main street, which he expects to occupy
when the repairs now in progress thereon
are completed. II. l.. Kibbee has
moved into Kent's tenement, recently va.
Gated by NJ. e. Tucker. o. II. Marsh is to
occupy the Holton tenement, vacated by
Kibbee, and j. II. McLoud will move into
the rooms over his store vacated by Marsh
I,dSt I1aruWlCks
The firm of Livingstone & Montgomery
carriage makers, has been dissolved, Mr.
Livingstone having sold his interest in the
shop to G. G.. Montgomery. - The Vii
| lage Improvement Society has decided to
enlarge the school-building, by an addition
of fifteen feet to its front, and to furnish &
hall in the second story. G. Keith, II. l.
French and G. G.. Montgomery have beer
chosen as building committee. The WORK
is expected to cost $500, of which $500 ha,
already been subscribed. - j. B. Living
stone will carry on the painting business a
the old shop this season. - Irving
Morse cut one of his toes nearly off las
week while chopping. - The villag,
schools closed last Friday, with rhetorical
exercises in the afternoon and schoo
sociable in the evening. The teachers hav,
done good work and given good satisfaction
- Dea. j. NJ Stevens, who has beef
confined to his bed nearly year, is slowl'
improving, and hopes are entertained tina
he may be out again. - DIR. G. b. HUI
bert has been staying with his daughter
Mrs Rogers, for few days. o. Kel
logg has been confined at home most of tn
time this winter with rheumatic trouble
- George Paine, who has been teach
ing in Lyndon, has returned home. -
f. Stickney will move into the Cheeve
house with his father-in-law and Mr.. Saw
yer will move into the Philbrook house
b. b. Prentice has returned to hi
business in Canada after a few weeks visi
in town
Walden.
w. ROLLINS has moved to Warren Rol
Inns farm and let his place to John Wilson
of Greensboro. - The notice for tow
meeting is posted. All taxpayers shoul
be present as matters of vital interest ar
to come up for action.